Archive for May 23, 2024
10 things you should know about Blessed Carlo Acutis
Who was Carlo Acutis? Was his body found incorrupt? Was he really a gamer? What did he play? Here are... Read more
Analysis shows number of nonreligious Americans stabilizing after prior surge
The number of Americans who identify as atheist, agnostic, and nonaffiliated appears to be stabilizing, according to an analysis published... Read more
Carlo Acutis to be first millennial saint: Pope Francis recognizes miracle for canonization
The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great devotion to the real presence... Read more
Archaeological discovery sheds light on Christian pilgrimages to Holy Land 1,500 years ago
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a Byzantine-period church in the northern Negev desert with wall art displaying... Read more
Biden administration launches reporting tool for health law at center of abortion dispute
At the center of the dispute is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). Read more
Michigan attorney general releases third report on alleged diocesan abuse
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has released the third of seven reports on alleged sexual abuse in dioceses throughout the... Read more
Vatican reinstates Carmelite nun after bishop’s dismissal in Texas over affair with priest
The Holy See has reinstated a Carmelite mother superior nearly a year after the bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed... Read more
Number of Catholic parishes in Baltimore’s core will be halved, archdiocese says
The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced this week that more than half of the parishes in Baltimore’s historic city core will... Read more
Federal government backs down, allows Virginia Knights to hold annual Memorial Day Mass
The fraternal organization, which has “held the service at the park every year since at least the 1960s,” will be... Read more
Joy in Syria: Pope Francis gives ‘green light’ for canonization of ‘Martyrs of Damascus’
The Vatican has announced that eight Franciscan friars and three laymen who were killed for their faith in Syria will... Read more
Pope Francis lambasts the scourge of human trafficking
Pope Francis today urged the abolition of human trafficking, “one of the most terrible scourges of our time” that disrespects... Read more
Cardinal Fernández meets with Coptic Church leader over same-sex blessing rift
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, met with the leader of the... Read more
Florida priest charged for biting arm of woman he says was desecrating Eucharist
Father Fidel Rodriguez admitted to police that he bit the woman but said he did so only after she reached... Read more
